There is a concentration of absolute poverty in southern Italy reaching the level of 11 per cent of the population as against 1.4 per cent in the north and 2.6 per cent in the centre of the country.
En Italia meridional existe una concentración de pobreza absoluta que alcanza un nivel del 11%, frente a un 1,4% en el norte y a un 2,6% en el centro del país.